Talks

Talks provide Bowers visitors with access to respected speakers and experts from around the world; each offering a special perspective on the collections, exhibitions and themes housed and explored by the Bowers Museum through the varied lenses of archaeology, anthropology, education, social sciences and the arts. This is your time to ponder, your place to learn and your space to share with your community.
ARCE: Women’s Rights in Marriage and Divorce in Ancient Egypt with Alison Wilkinson
Explore Ancient Egypt through ARCE-OC’s ongoing lecture series at Bowers.
Stories of Love, Magic, & Betrayal with Olivie Blake | Distinguished Conversation & Book Signing
Join New York Times bestselling author Olivie Blake, known for The Atlas Six, Alone with You in the Ether, and One for My Enemy, in an engaging conversation with Rhonda Nalisnik, Chair of the Docent Guild Book Club Committee for Books at Bowers: Touring Through the Pages.
BSOC: Beyond Soldering with Sara Rokni
Presented by the Bead Society of Orange County, an affiliate council of Bowers Museum.
AIA presents On the Roads of Winds with Dr. Tianlong Jiao
Archaeological Institute of America Orange County Society presents On the Roads of Winds: Archaeology of the Origins and Expansions of the Indigenous Pacific People with Dr. Tianlong Jiao
Timeless Melodies: Swing
Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.
ARCE: Religious Change in Northern Nubia with Dr. Solange Ashby
Explore Ancient Egypt Through ARCE-OC’s Ongoing Lecture Series at Bowers.